Great brews and Love Dogs

So dog friendly in their newly expanded outdoor eating area. Our waitress McCall was excellent. Spent 5 minutes loving on Cosmo. Service was also excellent for both man and dog. She brought out a bowl of cold water for Cosmo as soon as we sat down.

The Octoberfest home brew was great. Food was delicious. Definitely try the pie rogues with bacon, carmelized onions, and BACON. We also had the plain flatbread and the Buffalo chicken flatbread. You can’t go wrong no matter what.

Definitely give Copperz a try next time you visit Cabelas!

Sep. 08, 2023

Puppy Wuppy Immaculate Dog Training

TESTIMONIAL!

About two years ago, I called Lori desperate for help with my 3yo pit bull mix. He had become very reactive to dogs, cats, and sometimes people (especially women - abuse history from a woman). He was resource guarding toys and ME. I was thinking about euthanasia because the problem was getting worse instead of better.

The saddest part was how loving Cosmo was toward me and my family. It would’ve destroyed me to have him put down.

Lori taught me how to create boundaries, structure, consequences for bad behavior, and an appropriate bond with Cosmo rather than babying him.

Two years later, he can greet people in stores, he tolerated a pre-schooler and a toddler visiting the house, and walks in public spaces totally focused on me without a care toward other dogs. In fact, the other day I was training at pet goods and a woman let her very young puppy go to the end of its FLEXI Leash 🤦‍♀️ to within 3 inches of Cosmo’s nose (she let the puppy walk around the corner of the aisle and bam… right there). Coz barely acknowledged the puppy’s presence. I said “leave it” followed by “heel” Coz immediately looked away from the puppy and right at me and quickly assumed the heel position and we walked off with not even a look back.

Coz is also great off leash now with a solid recall (your dog coming to you no matter what, the FIRST time you call them). He will even stop while running to me on recall and sit or down just because I tell him too. These are all things we learned in Puppy-Wuppy’s obedience classes.

Don’t think you need a dog with issues to benefit from training. The bulk of Lori’s business are just regular dogs needing exceptional manners. Lori and her staff can handle puppy classes, basic through advanced obedience, along with rally, agility, and helping you bring up your competitive dog. In addition. Lori will also use her own dogs in class to demonstrate a task or provide a distraction. It is amazing to watch her impeccably trained working dogs. We’ve been training with Lori for 2 years and it’s the highlight of our week. My dog gets so excited when we are going to class.

I highly recommend training your dog, especially if you rescue a pit bull. Pit bulls are prey driven, confident, powerful dogs who are very affectionate but need proper training and a solid recall. And definitely not that positive only training. Nothing wrong with rewarding your dog but they must also have a balance of reward, structure, and corrections, just like your kids. Lori and her team work with lots of dogs with behavioral issues and I’ve seen them grow into amazing obedient dogs, just like Cosmo. We ❤️ Puppy-Wuppy!

Jan. 16, 2023